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Articles By Chris Burt

Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.

 

Ping Identity launches IDaaS product for enterprise app developers

Ping Identity has launched a cloud-based service for developers building identity services into customer-facing applications to help large enterprises launch…

 

Amazon patent application for residential facial recognition network published

A patent application filed by Amazon describing the use of facial recognition technology with networked home security cameras to identify…

 

Biometric exit launches at Dallas Forth Worth International Airport

A pilot program testing facial recognition to create a biometric record of people leaving the U.S. has been launched at…

 

Four out of five UAE travelers want to use biometrics to reduce wait times

Travelers from the UAE are overwhelmingly in favor of using their biometrics to reduce waiting in security lines, with 83…

 

Future trends in authentication and ID tech discussed at 2018 FIDO Taipei seminar

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has adopted FIDO2 as part of its international specifications, the FIDO Alliance unveiled as professionals…

 

Patent filing details iPhone switch from home button with fingerprint sensor to gestures and Face ID

A recently published patent filing by Apple in Europe covers the transition the company made to replace the traditional home…

 

Singapore Advisory Council calls for broader consultation for AI governance at inaugural meeting

Singapore’s Advisory Council on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data has held its inaugural meeting, discussing a…

 

Fingerprint Cards argues biometric cards are perfect complement to mobile payments in China

While smartphones are commonly used for payments in China, biometric payment cards can fill a significant and often-forgotten gap in…

 

NEC providing facial recognition for automated check-out in Japan convenience store pilot

Seven-Eleven Japan is planning to open a “cashierless” convenience store leveraging facial recognition technology from NEC for customer self check-out,…

 

Members of U.S. Congress criticize Amazon responses in new letter requesting facial recognition details

Eight democrats from the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, requesting additional information about its…

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